Articles by

Leslie Gaar

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Leslie Gaar is an author, performer, and podcaster, whose work has appeared in Washington Post, Jim Henson Co., and BuzzFeed. She hosts a podcast about creativity called My Effing Desk, and also writes a Substack called Your Mom. Leslie lives in Austin in a house that will never, ever be free of clutter.

May 23, 2024

If I, the Heiress to a Pickle-Manufacturing Magnate, Can Make It in This Business, Anyone Can

by Leslie Gaar

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March 31, 2025

I’m a Free-Thinking Centrist with Only Right-Wing Ideas

by Nancy Matson
April 1, 2025

I’m a German Citizen in 1933, and Is It Just Me or Is It Really Hard to Get Any Work Done Right Now?

by Lia Woodward and Leah Folta
April 3, 2025

President Trump’s Tariffs Will Help America Win the War Against Birds

by Tiffany C. Li
April 9, 2025

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by Andrew Marshall

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April 17, 2025

I’m the Zipper on Your Preschooler’s Hand-Me-Down Jacket, and I’m Gonna Destroy Your Morning

by Caiti Quatmann
April 16, 2025

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by Ginny Hogan
April 16, 2025

The Ten Commandments, Annotated for Use in Your AI-Enhanced Classroom

by Ben Utter
April 16, 2025

Taxi Driver If Travis Bickle Really Got into Birdwatching

by Dave Anderson